you audiophiles will recognize this, Its a Subwoofer port, 5 bucks off ebay


I was helping my brother move and I grabbed his center channel and the woofer port popped out, and I swear I saw the light bulb come on in my head. I think my brother saw it too, because before I could even explain he knew and said "NO!" lol. So, I got on E-bay and found one for myself and I couldn't be happier and so began my latest mod






I cut the hole and popped it in. its the perfect size for a Pepsi can and it sits deep enough in there I don't hit it when shifting gears

 

I've been thinking of doing exactly that. My only concern is depth since I have the airbag module in that general area. Now that I know how it looks, I'll have to take some measurements for clearance.

 

listen and heed, if you have the air bag module in you center console, do not put a cup holder there unless you relocate the air bag module. biggest problem with cup holders is at least ONCE in their lives, liguid gets spilled in them, any liquid makse its way onto and into the air bag module, you have problems lol.

 

What about a bottom for that port? Isn't it open on both ends? Shouldn't the Pepsi can fall straight through?

 

My thoughts exactly, a little ABS epoxied to the bottom. What little liquid that would get down there isn't going to hurt anything - I've spilled countless cups of coffee over my console without any problems, thank goodness for lidded cups. Besides those sensors are pretty weather tight anyway, even the connector, and the only way for liquid to get inside would be from the bottom and travel up inside.

 

just goin off of what i have seen lol

 

Thats pretty sick, I normaly put it between my hip, and the seat belt clicker, sometimes forgetting and getting a wet a$$ when it falls over when i go to get out lol :O)

 

I like it.... Just can't let the Ol' lady see that picture, she'll want one in my car !

 

yeah its opened in both end but its so tight, it doesnt fall through, sooner or later,(probably right after I spill something down there, lol) i'll seal up the bottom

 

Do you think its possible to relocate the airbag module?

 

now thats creative thinking

 

Possible I suppose. It just needs to be oriented correctly. There's an arrow stamped on its housing which denotes forward.

 

I've had the same thing in my turdmobile for years. With a soda can, it's perfect. It's also good for small item storage (smokes, cellphone, etc) instead of having to dig in the console or loose on the seat..

The depth from the top of the console to the bracket on the tunnel is 5".
I don't know how big (tall) the air bag module is, mines been gone for quite some time now. depending on size, the module may not have to be moved at all as I don't see to many other places to relocate it to. My 'cupholder' is only as deep as a pack of smokes (3.5"). A soda can will sit a just under the height of the console lid. It hasn't been an issue for me but, it my be different for an automatic.

I probably wouldn't have done it if I had a pristine car but, my console had what appeared to be a screwdriver hole punched in it anyways.

This solved two problems at once.

 

Deadbird, what did you use for your cupholder?

 

air bag modules do NOT like getting wet.... you have no idea how many shorted and burnt ABCMs I replaced because someone spilled soda in the center console... just figured id include that tid bit

 

Lets hear it for us 91 and 92 Firebird owners who have cupholders on the doors! lol
But looks really good as long as you dont have the power mirror buttons there.

 

I would really recommend against using a subwoofer port as a drink holder. Anyone who has ever been on a boat knows they sell drink holders (any boat shop sells them)...OR you can buy them on ebay for $3 including shipping (at least this way you have a bottom on the darn thing!!).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Black...Q5fAccessories

 

Very nice, I love the factory look.

 

your car is pretty dirt man you should give it a good clean job

 

not your car to critisize.

 

do you think I would clean it BEFORE I cut a hole in my console and had plastic strands flying everywhere?

 

Its a forum! People comment, compliment and criticize everything they see. Not all comments are going to be positive

 

yeah but when all you say is "your car is dirty clean it" its not a comment, its just rude.

after i did something constructive with my time and i was proud enough to show the whole world, and somebody makes a negative comment on something that is completely irrelevant, its just uncalled for.

especially for your first comment on these boards

 

and im sorry but how do you have an 8.0 305 "bord over"? with 3.83 gears.

for anybody wondering my comment, check his profile on the side of his post.



sorry forn the rant, just one of my many pet peve's

 

If you want cupholders buy a mini-van they have about a dozen and it looks like you need a garbage hauler.
My interior with NO cupholders as a 3rd gen car should look like.

 

well.... maybe some of us like to drive our camaros the way they should be driven without worrying about the can precariously balanced on the center console or squashed in between our legs....

 

Not having cupholders is a pain, there's none in my S10. Wanting cup holders doesn't mean you should be driving a mini-van, it just means you like the convienace of being able to have a drink in your car without spilling it.
The late Firebird like mine had cupholdres on the doors, not the best ones but they did the job. So you can't say third gens were made to not have cup holders.

 

I don't know why forum users bother trying to defend themselves against fools who criticize, know everything, and act better than everyone else. Just ignore them, that's what they deserve. Wow, your interior is sooo clean, you're the best person in the WORLD!!!



C.M.Jones should be proud of your creative idea...it rocks!

 

cool mod..would never have the ***** to cut a hole in my center console tho :P lol

 

don't forget us 1990 owners!